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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02

and insup9ortable burden. Yours hasti-
ly Mrs. c. Nj. WINCHESTER
The widows bsll rang, and the letter
was Immediately rushed in the MAILBAG,
and within five minutes was on Its way TO
the villain who snored
Half an hour later Nellie entered the
invalid's room with an excuse from her
mistress.
She'll be up directly, mann" she SAID
''and she told me to give you TINS letter
that the gintleman left for ye."
The representative widow could hardly
bring herself to touch the document with
the tips eff her dainty fingers. 1t was lm
possible not to be contaminated by even
the most superficial relations with per
son who snored. But rs the lady often
remarked of herself, she was just, and SO
the brief note was read instead of being
destroyed This is what she found;
Mrs Winchester-D Madam Par
don what may seem at first glance akin to
brutal candor, but l wish TO respectfully
revoke my promise of marriage. | have
no doubt that you are all that is sweet
and estimable, but have discovered that
you snore, and life with woman of such
a habit would not be worth living. This
is probably an idiosyncracy, but it is
deep-rooted and ineradicable.
every sincerely,
a.. Il. Browne
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02
orpS,ws IN RHYME

AK louder than words ever do;
lcuouS, sst your cake and hold Oh 10 1t too'
.s.c,t Is away then the little mice : ,,s pay
\ !, s ss1 there is a will there Is ''"A' "
+be mud as the other in the miref
Or deep y IN, me frying pan into the fre.
... cvriug over milk that is split
raere is A5 Is needed by conscience OF gum.
must be some fire WHEREVER ere tI, Is 81, sh hTo
s Sitchsr goes oft to the wen III ~ : u NV
,,u,,v out honest men get their due;
rogue y 6rs he must put on the shoe
,.n, no play will mske Jack dull boy;
+ .,U,of much beauty Is ever ANY
.-sts hstrer than no bresd at all;
5sli l9a' o ID goeth before sad fall
,e.., And. have two strings to your bow;
81 Dl 49,, .T Is better than riches we know
,.r1 ands work for hands idle to do:
KS IS as good as mile toyou'
] ..... Of the devil-he's sure TO appear;
| % make a silk purse from out SOW ear.
cbr his company always Is sho"h No.. n
- -i,y w In glass houses should not thro"
stone.
ns hind leads the blind both will fall in
.,d Ie horn lucky than being born rich.
I'll. ,i,cbers have big ears; burnt child breads
.aas aii the truth no one credits liar.
d, may be silver but silence is gold;
leectl t .sgsr n fool like the fool who IS ola
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02
Not Every Woman Would Have seen the Point

Buffalo Courier.
A man having large business interests
and handsome income married a lSdy
who, accustomed all her previous life TO
the luxuries OF wealth, had never formed
any clear conception 90 the valve and
purchasing power OF money. For some
months every within, no matter how ex-
travagant, was promptly gratiied by the
indulgent husband, who always gave his
check for any amount Of money asked.
One day the bride of a few mFnths, TO
carry out some caprice, requested a check
for so large a sum that the gentleman
was somewhat staggered thereby. He saw
that such prodigality, if persisted in,
meant ruin; but, not wishing to grieve his
wife by a downright refusal, he deter
mined TO give her an objec lesson in the
financial line. Accordingly, with smile
of seeming acquiescence, he remarked
that the supply of checks was exhausted,
but he would send up the money from
the office. About noon the promised
money came, but not in th. crisp $500
bills as, was eApeoted, but in sterling sill
yer dollars, the sum total filling several
specie bags. The wife was at first veE-
ed and then amused, and finally before
the afternoon wore away became deeply
thoughtful. When her better-half came
home to supper she took him gently by
the arm, and leading him into the hall
where the ponderous bags of specie were
still standing, said;
MY dear, Is this the money asked you
for this morning.
1T ia, my love- was the reply,
And did yOH have TO take this all IN,
dollar by dollar, in the course of your
business?" was the next question.
Eyes, my dear, it represents the results
of many weeks ef hard labor" he answer
cd.
SWELL then she said, with fearful eyes,
"send around a man to take it back TO the
bank in the morning. / can't use so
much money for so trivial a purpose.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02

Piso's Remedy FOR Catarrh is agreeable to use.
II is not a liquor or a suutf Doc.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02
Two Great Shin Canals.
Chambers journal.

Paris and Manchester having both re-
solved on ship canal it now appears
that Brussels is determined not to be be-
hindhand, and therefore q proposal has
been made to the municipality TO con
struct ship canal to the Seheldt, having
a depth of : mesers, with quays suffici-
emily canacious to allow twenty ships, Of
$500 tons each, to unload or load, and the
whole is to be connected with the great
Belgian line of railway. The scheme is a
bold one, but the company who will
undertake tiff it is carried outs an
English one, and the contractors and
workers will, doubtless, be English tee.
While on this subject, we may mention
that such another scheme il about to be
attempted in South Russia, by the put
ting of canal across the Isthmus Of
Perekop, to connect the Sea of Azof VI tn
the waters of the Black sea. BY this plen
a saving of 100 miles of very rough sail
ing will be effected, and more especially
the dangerous passage of Kertch, which
in winter is constantly clese by ice. Ii Is
supposed that the making of this canal
will greatly improve the coal and sa..
trades of Donetz and Odessa, which alone,
in commercial point of view, is mat
ter Of the highest importance.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02
Llhe Rlnnn n Tho Life. /,

AHN hthVN II INV Liz
Thoroughly cleanse the blood which is the
fountain oi heath, by using Dr. piertc's Golden
NDtyJi Discovery. and good digestion. "A fair
slu uuoYaui 'rjs v,ai strength, ana sound
u.~~ ut CuuSt tuition will toe established
GHll.u VI dr3 Discovery cures all Rumors
Guu the common piuple. blutch. or eruption, 90
Co., worst SeruiulH, OF OluOd-pulSon. Especially
Dr.. proven its efficacy iu curing Saltrheum or
letter tervrsoreS, tin joint Disease, crofulous
cores and SWeungs, Enlarged Glands, and Eat
WE Ulcers.
Golden Medical Discovery cures Consumption
(which is Scrotula of the Lungsl, 10y lbs wonder
fW purifying. iuyiguntng, and nutriuvc
properties For Weak Lungs splitting of Blood,
Shortucss Of Breath, Bronchitis Severe Coughs
Asthma, and kindred affections, &c is a sovereign
remedy. u promptly cures the svNerest Coughs
For Torpid Liver Blousness, or "liycr COM
nlaiut " Dyspepsia aud Indigestion, It Is ana I'M
cquaIed remedy. Sold by druggists
We learn from the Chicago Mail that the pas
seurer agents vino recently assembled there TO
attend the various railroad meetings having
] been greatly annoyed by being asked u hundred
! times "a day what they think of the inter state
commerce law, have simplhcd the operation Of
/ answering by supplying themselves with printed
cards, which they Hash IN the faces Of an Ques-
| toners These cards read Nobody Knows
] but Jesus
/ Sex anl bilious headache. and an dtrauye
meuts of stomach aud bowels, curcl hy ut.
| P,erccs Pellets or anttbiiious gruuulcs.
| cents a vial No cheap boxes 60 allow waste OF
| virtues By druggists
| Some time ago the ch el warden In a church ia
| NJ ntreal puposely omitted presenting the col
! lection box TO one ct the p0rlshoncrs during
! service, aud was sued In consequence and con
/ demnod to pay $1,000 The other church war
/ dens atterWaId passed. resolution agreeing tU
/ refund the amount ont e the church money
! Several Pensioners then TOOK action to have hg
! resolution reSouded, and the court pronounced
| 10 their favor
Delicate diseases OF either sex rad.
| cay cured Send 10 cents in stamps for boot
J Address, WoJds pispensary Medical Associa
! ton. Buffalo, N. Y
New Haven grocer thinking some one was
making too free with his hams, attached bel
| 20 one of Them and when, sometime afterward
! he heard the bell ring, he found ncghhor viii
the ham ia his hand Thereupon ne told TIM
| mans wife that her husband stole hams, and nov
| the pair have sued him for Islander, laying TN
damages at 500.
Pisos Remedy FOR Catarrh Is agreeable TO use
II is not liquor or a suutI. Doc
A Hungarian baud that was % play before tn
Gar at st. Petersburg, had u novel experience
Each horn was taken 20 pieces and searched 70
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02

Senator Evarts and family will leave
Washington next week TO go to their
country seat in Vermont.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02
4 noctlyed Canlne,s Al.

A farmer having sold flock of sheep
to a dealer, lent him his dog to drive
them home, a distance of thirty miles,
desiring hin to give the dog meal at
his journeys end, and tell him TO 90 home.
The drover found the dog so useful that
he resolved to keep it, and instead of
sending il back locked it up, The collie
grew sulky, and at last effected its escape.
Evidently deeming the drover had no
more right to detain the sheep than he
had TO detain itself, the honest creature
went to tho field, collected all the sheep
that had belonged to his master, and TO
that persons intense establishment drove
the whole flock home again.
The Sandwich Island Queen speaks no
English Queer that the Queen of Hawaii
cannot say How are YEP
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02

Delicate diseases OF either sex radi.
cally cured Send 10 cents in stamps for boot .
Address, WoIds pispensary Medical Assocla.
ll-.L, RllInln N "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02

A Hungarian baud that was % play before the
Gar at st. Petersburg had "A novel experience.
Each horn was taken 20 pieces and searched for
bombs and oven the cat-gut Of tho flddies was
infinitely examined before the players were at
lowed 70 appear before the Emperor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-02

Were the action of the Canadian au
thorities inspired simply by desire to
make il as difficult as possible for the
American fishermen 20 prosecute their
business. there would be good ground for
the complaint TINS strongly presented.
But ia Justice to tho Canadian side of the
controversy, it requires TO be made very
clear that the American vessels have for
many years past taken advantage Of the
immunity enjoyed By them from the
Customs regulations binding upon ordiu-
airy craft. to do vast deal Of smuggling
in vuiet way, supplying the seaside in
habitants of the maritime Provinces with
Yankee notions and the like, 20 the seri-
Gus detriment Of more legitimate traders.
II is 20 stop this illegal traffic, as much
as for any other reason, that American
craft are now required TO report to the
Collector Immediately upon entering
harbor, and in every other respect con
form 10 the laws Of the land.
my son, said Mr. Spriggns 10 his
little son. who was devoaring an egg-it
was Mr. Sprigin's desire to instruct his
boy-"my son, do you know that chickens
come out Of eggs?" "Do they fatherf'
SAID the young hopeiul' thougn1 the
reverse" The elder Spriggins drew back
from the table sadly, and gazed on his
son. then put on his hat and went out.
Senator Evarts and family will leave
Washington next week TO go to their
country seat in Vermont.
Punch says that if the genuireness OF
the parnen letter can be disproved the
Times ought not to be known hence.
forth a. Jove, the Th1nderer, but al Sui
can, the Forger
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A hiuywumn Ynion.

The New York Evening Post is conf
dent that the passage Of the Sherman
resolution by the Toledo convention uses
up Mr.. Blaine, and it rejoices accordingly.
The Post hiss aoRe nice things to aay OF
Mr.. Sherman and bis superiority over Mr..
Blaine.
1t does not follow that tho Post and
other Mugwump organs would support
Sherman any sooner than they would
Blaine. Cleveland ia going to be- the
Democratic nominee and the Mugwump
newspapers are going to support him IS
they did before. They would very much
like to dictate the Republican nomination,
as they tried to do in 1854. II they were
permitted to do that, does anybody sup.
POGO they would select the strongest man
in the Republican party?
The opinions Of the Mugwump news
papers arc always entertaining, but the
Republican National Convention is not
likely to turn to that quarter for instruc-
ton when 1t comes to make Presidential
tickat ga'- ~. -s-r. m
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The Executive Committee OF the Board
OF Regents OF tho State University at Nor.
gantown recently held a very important
threa.day meeting. A large amount oil
bust1esa WAS considered and some much
needed improvements decided on. The
buildings arc to be heated hereafter by
steam and tho grounds are to be hand
aomely improved. For the heating appar.
atus three bids were received; one from
Chsppelle 4 Co., Of Washington, D. G.,
at S., 907; Trimble & Lutz, OF Wheeling,
81 600, and the Duplex Heater Co., OF New
York, for a 500. Tho proposition Of the
latter WAS accepted. The work Ia 10 be
commenced at once and completed by
September /. The old heaters have prov.
Cd q great nuisance They have on sun.
dry occasions "amoked out" tho occupants
Of tho building and have ruined the plas.
terlng and paper. g.t'l55'.
The election OF q professor to the chair
Of Mining and Civil Engineering was dc.
ferred. 4. ~ :. ,g"1 gT.g +
Provision WAS alBo made for painting
and calcimining the new building. a'
A proposition from the Agricultural De.
partment at Washington to improve tho
University grounds, under the direction oil
IN engineer from that Department, was
accepted and 500 appropriated as q
starter. Ija6G Ntd
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BREAKFAST BUDGET.

To give the Grown Prince OF Austria the
full ROYAL outfit Of the Order Of the Garter
coats England 5000. s7l
The New York Mothodlat Book Concern
does not handle the revised Bible at all.
1t never has call for It. s'
Mr.. Howells says that he has just writ
ten tho tnt pHges OF new novel, Tor
which he has not selected name.
T. T. 0'Connor, NJ. p, will DO tho editor
Of tho halt.penny GlNdstonian paper which
will appear In London In few weeks.
The sea aerpent dfscoyerors this year
ueen to DO discouraged. It 10 hard to boat
the lies told last year, detroit Tribune.
Notwithstanding tho drought, the corn
crop Of Ksnuas will be abundant. There
will bs millions Of bushels to Bpare in the
State.
In ancient times kissing n pretty girl
wRH a euro for headache. II Is difficult
to improve upon some OF thoso old..ime
Observation-Disclosures Examiner.
Tho members OF tho Fat Mems Club, oil
Hudson county, N. j., have been on pic.
mic. Tho PRECEDENT weighed l2l pounds
Snd the Committee OF Reception l4,0lG
pounds. H.s Ia.
A real estate agent In Southern Califor.
MA posted the following notice on piece
Of land: "For Sale Cheap. The Best
Climate on the Pacific Coast. Tho Land
Thrown H."
A Philadelphia syndicate will introduce
the telephone into Japan. The Chinese
Government haa agreed to take half the
stock and has guaranteed the company
protection.
A musical crank In England has dis
tinguIshed himself by playing the piano
Tor twenty Ave consecutive hours, not even
resting one hand to feed himself during
the performance.
Harry 3. Cox, an ingenious young cleo
trician, living at Fernbapk, ten miles
from Cincinnati, has invented telephone
trumpet with which the ordinary voice
may BIO heard over four miles at sea.
Evidence is accommodating which may
lead to the uRearthing Of a gang o.
"boodlers" in Washington City, such Of
thoae who have infested New York, Chi
cage and Philadelphia. ]. Fl. Crane, who
held, until recently, the position Of Watel
Register, charges that S300,000 appro
priated Tor tho water supply has beer
iraudently absorbed. -. II
The rage for collection has reached Q
new phase in Abbott, whore q woman
Iexhibits samples Of over 500 different
kinds Of candy. Could the candy have
gone the way Of most OF it, kind, and the
collection have been made OF different
kinds Of pains resulting therelrom, the
exhibition might have been more in.
Btfactiye and fully as Acknowledgements
ton, Me-, Journal. n
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DIED.

ADAMS-At his residence at Genn's Run. on Fri.
day, July %. 1887, at II O'Clock A. NJ, A. J.
ADAMS, IN his 10Th year. asU
Funeral Sunday at $3.50 r. NJ, from the residence Of
". r. Dudley, 10. 1885 EoG street. Friends Of
the family arc invited. 1n,erment at PENN
sula Cemetery. - Els8 -
TURSER-on Friday. July %. 1887, ut 0:o5 A. NJ.
Rouggr B. TURNER, aged 80 yenis.
Funeral will take place from his late residence
No. 800 Main street, on Sunday, July 81. at 2:S(
TN. Friends Of the family are invited to a.
tend. 1ntermcnt at Greenwood Cemetery.
ELBERr-on Thursday, July 2s 1887, at 5:45 P. NJ.
FRANCIS EIi!saT. sg.. aged II years., month
and q days. sN ' r. Is ss-g-
Funcral from his late residence, No. G52 Main
street, this Saturday. morning. at s o'clock
RcQuium mass q. St. Alphonsus Church al
$40. Intefment at NJ. Calvary Cemetery,
Friends q the family arc invited No flowers.
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Ghe qtttalEIqettG:r,1j;s:,
WHEELING. W. VA, July 80, 1887.
Tho s,mple Little Matter OF pe,cen,aro.

The oyury day operation among buoi.
ness men oil calculating percentage, sim.
pie rs 1t is and thoroughly as 1t Ia sup
posed to be taught in every Gchool, ltill
has fatal way OF tripping up intelligent
people who ought 10 do better. A cEae
in point will illustrate.
Murray" the intelligent Washington
correspondent Of the Pittsburgh RfEpd'ch,
is now in Paris, doing up como OF the pc.
culiarities Of lie in the gay capital. In
his latest letter he makes thia remarkable
statement: ~ could got a euit OF any kind
Of goods, cheaper here by 100 per cont
than could in Washington or New York
made to order"
Now 100 per cent Of anything is oil thai
there is Of 1t; 80 that Il Mr.. Murray can
get any commodity 100 per cant cheaper
In Paris than he could In this country, he
could get it for nothing. Take 100 pei
cent from anything and nothing romaina'
TniB Ia clear proposition. DIR. murray
would see It at once II 1t were presented to
him III this light, but unconaclously he fell
into common error.
II clothing DO 100 per cent higher in
this country than in France, then 1t would
be correct 10 nay that clothing may be
bought in France 80 per cont lower than
in America. II you put on 100 per cent
and wish to take ii Of, you take Of 50 pei
cent, and you have what you started with
For example; 100 per cent added to $lo(
10 $500; and 50 per cont Of $500 ia 800
AL this is very simple and well understood
by thoae who bear It in mind; bur, rs VIZ
have seen, sons intelligent persons Dc
not bear 1t in mind.
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Board perHin.s In refusing the National
District charter, the iron workers will
withdraw from, the order. 2
Tho Westorn miners hold more meetings
and conventions than any other class OF
workmen, and seem to make lees head
way In the permanent settlement Of dis.
puteg. Ii
Railroad builders arc greatly encouraged
by the favorable earnings OF tho past ak
months, and new projects involving the
construction OF 1000 mica have recently
come to light. Reports from 107 roads
show. an increase Of 10 per cent for tho
first hall Of this year over the first half OF
last year. Railroad building and shop la
Dor arc In demand eyerywhere. II N
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81 = c "a. r II
Over tho Mountains to tho sua via Pic.
turesqus u. & o. M
The third oil the series Of tho Baltimore
and Ohio popular excursions to Atlantic
City and Cape May will BIO run on Thur.
day, August ith. A special train OF psrloy
cars and coaches will leave Wheeling ct
8 A. NJ. eud reach Philadelphia at 8 P. NJ,
passing in daylight through the most beau.
tiful mountain and valley scenery on the
continent-a fitting prelude to weeks
aciourn upon the chores OF old ocean.
The round trip rate will be Sl0 from
Wheeling. t.s 7Ii
Tho excursion tickets will be- valid until
the 18th incluaive, and embrace the priyi-
lege OF stopping q day at Washington on
the return journey. l5l
For Information in detail apply to Ticket
Agents, Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad, or
to b. D. Smith, Division Passenger Agent,
Pittsburgh. .'@'
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srENCER's CONFESSION.

II was born and raiged in this county,
Rawlings; was 26 yeays old on the lS:h
OF last October. Rachel Y. Dawson, the
only daughter ofJsmes 0. Daweon, OF this
county, and I grew up together. We were
schoclnntes and always fond OF each
other. When I was IS aud abe waa 10
years old Scott Dawson beat and injured
her terribly. He WAS sentenced to the
penitentiary for Six years and served most
Of his time. Bwore would some day
kill him for this deed, but as he was in
the hands OF the law and | not yet mar
r:ed to Rachel, ! put it Of. always
meant to get even with Scott for his in
jury to my sweetheart. married Rachel
on the 9Th OF December, 1852. We first
lived in Keyaer, then moved to Rawlinps,
where our only child wgs born. This was
In 1888. The boy died Jane 10, and his
mother July, 20, 1854. These losses nearly
Killed mo. ! was i'll for long time at
Rachel's mothers. =
Last Friday / came to Rawlings TO
have my revenge for Rache!'B wrongs.
went direct to my old home ut ANDY
Dswson's. At three o'clock yesterday
evening l went to kill Scott. I walked
slowly, and it WAS about o'clock when
came to Scotts house. spoke to him
and his wife, as this was the first time I
had aoen him since March. told Scott
that I wanted to talk 10 him. He came
cut OF the house aud wo walked on toward
tho road, did not want to shoot him in
sight OF his vile. scott and talked
quietly till we reached the road, Is.epped
IN front Of him and aftor somo talk I drew
my pistol and shot him in the Loft breast.
| WIS cloee to- him. He fell backward
with etosu, and as he attempted to rise
shot him the aecond time, in the lace, I
think. He aank back dead" u ).
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Type-writers Cheap.

We have for sale several Type-writeru,
including the Remington, the Crandall
and the Hammond. These machincs have
been taken in exchange for the ma!chless
CaIigraph, and will be sold cheap. Writers
for rent Hnd for salo on monthly install.
nso1ta. Osll on Or address for circulars
EDWARD L. RosR 4 Co.,
rs Twclfsh street,
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Old

and reliable Medicines are tho best to do
pend upon. Acker's Blood Elixir has
been prescribed for years for oil impuri.
ties o! tho Blood. In every form Of Scroll
uloua, Syphiiitic or Mercurial diseases, 1t
Is Invaluable. For Rheumatism, has no
equal. Logan 4 Go. and @. &ienke.
nleller. H.r'-H.A IN %